We love to argue. It can be something simple and timeless, like debating whether The Office is funny or something bold and new, like trying to pitch a 4-day work-week to your boss.

I used to be really passionate about Emerging Markets, and it was my dream job to get a position for which I could focus on that. I spent a year meeting with anyone who was doing anything related to Emerging Markets. Inevitably, I met a few Cultivators.

I’m not sure how we did it, folks. We got in touch with Steve Garguilo’s people and locked in thirty minutes to ask him anything we wanted.

Idea generation is not the end all be all. Just because you are creative and harbor many ideas does not mean you’ll take action. If you do take action, a successful outcome isn’t guaranteed. But, as Adam Grant points out, the more ideas you have, the more likely one of those ideas will spark a revelation. Creating space throughout the day for creativity prompts is one way to create opportunities for more, better ideas.

I started working for Cultivate in June 2020, smack dab in the middle of a global pandemic. For all I know, my colleagues are two-dimensional bobbleheads and, depending on the internet connection, a bit pixelated.

The value of community has never been more important in today’s workplace. Corporations and startups have embraced the transformation of the modern-day office, integrating non-work related projects, 1-on-1’s, and rooftop meetings

Imagine a space alien landed in front of you, ran out of their ship on a retro, retractable ramp, and demanded an explanation of a complex topic like "government". They need this information to make a plan for interacting with human governments now and in the future.

The Emotional Cycle of Change is a framework that speaks specifically to voluntary change–change that we seek out for ourselves. It's this kind of change that often begins with incredible optimism. As we start building the narrative of what is to come once change happens, we focus mostly on the upside. It makes sense–the upside is likely why we are making the change in the first place.

On a blistering Los Angeles day in 1988, Richard Montañez was going about his work as a janitor at a PepsiCo manufacturing site when he heard a noise and saw people rushing to the lines. One of the Cheetos manufacturing lines had broken down.